Ahmed Hassan (terrorist)

Ahmed Hassan (1999-) was an Iraqi Islamist who was responsible for an IED attack on the Parsons Green tube station in London, England on 15 September 2017, injuring 30 people.

Biography
Ahmed Hassan was born in Iraq, and he was orphaned before becoming a refugee. Hassan settled in Sunbury, Surrey, England, and he was referred to a government anti-extremist program for harboring radical Islamist views. Hassan became a sympathizer of the Islamic State, and he decided to carry out a terrorist attack in the United Kingdom. On 15 September 2017, Hassan boarded an eastbound District line train in West London, carrying with him a shopping bag that contained a white bucket, which contained a TATP bomb concealed by a black towel. He left the train, but he left the bucket on the train, and the explosives detonated at 8:20 AM; 30 people were injured in the explosion, or during the ensuing stampede. On 16 September 2017, he was arrested at his house.